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To Play the King

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19931993
  • 3h 38m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
4.3K
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To Play the King (1993)
  • Drama
Francis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.Francis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.Francis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
4.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Ian Richardson
    • Michael Kitchen
    • Kitty Aldridge
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  • Stars
    • Ian Richardson
    • Michael Kitchen
    • Kitty Aldridge
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    • 18User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Ian Richardson
    Ian Richardson
    • Francis Urquhart
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Michael Kitchen
    Michael Kitchen
    • King
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Kitty Aldridge
    Kitty Aldridge
    • Sarah Harding
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Colin Jeavons
    Colin Jeavons
    • Tim Stamper
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Diane Fletcher
    Diane Fletcher
    • Elizabeth Urquhart
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Rowena King
    Rowena King
    • Chloe Carmichael
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Nicholas Farrell
    Nicholas Farrell
    • David Mycroft
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Leonard Preston
    • John Stroud
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Erika Hoffman
    • The Lady
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Jack Fortune
    • Ken Charterhouse
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Nick Brimble
    Nick Brimble
    • Corder
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Bernice Stegers
    Bernice Stegers
    • Princess Charlotte
    3 episodes3 eps • 1993
    David Ryall
    David Ryall
    • Sir Bruce Bullerby
    3 episodes3 eps • 1993
    Pip Torrens
    Pip Torrens
    • Andrew Harding
    3 episodes3 eps • 1993
    Frederick Treves
    Frederick Treves
    • Lord Quillington
    3 episodes3 eps • 1993
    Tom Beasley
    • Young Prince…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1993
    Don Warrington
    Don Warrington
    • Graham Gaunt
    3 episodes3 eps • 1993
    Paula Tilbrook
    • Speaker
    3 episodes3 eps • 1993
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    • Trivia
      Stamper confronts Francis about having a job in higher office after the election, like Home Secretary, but Francis rejects him. In the first House of Cards, Francis was promised a higher post like Home Secretary from Collingridge, but was rejected.
    • Quotes

      Francis Urquhart: Remember that frightfully nice man who talked a lot about 'the classless society'? He had to go, of course, in the end.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits Ian Richardson is shown in close up saying "God save the King"
    • Connections
      Featured in Drama Connections: House of Cards (2005)

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    10/10
    F.U. Rocks!
    Prime Minister Francis Urqhart will stop at nothing in his bid to gain ultimate control over Great Britain. Now, he is threatening to expose some of the royal families most scandalous secrets if the king continues to stand in his way. The media explodes as the two men go head to head in their efforts to gain the upper hand. Stories of sexual escapades, economic fiascos and more flood TV, magazines, the internet and newspapers. It appears that Urqhart just may succeed in his attempt to overthrow the monarchy.

    Underhanded, dirty, low down politics (are we sure this isn't the U.S?) take center stage in this story of ego and the ultimate bid for supremacy.
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    • Release date
      • January 16, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Зайти с короля
    • Filming locations
      • Westminster, Greater London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • WGBH
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      3 hours 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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